Weston Hills Rental Homes - An Orlando Vacation Guide

A quiet, secluded, gated community located in the hills of Clermont, Weston Hills is a charming retreat located just 8 miles from Disney. Along with being so close to all the attractions, the community features an impressive family recreation area of its own. It is located just south of the beautiful Lake Louisa State Park with its own beach, nature trails and fishing and 4,500 acres of beautiful, real Florida.

Arriving at Weston Hills

The entrance is approached by a tree-lined avenue with meticulously maintained flower borders. The understated elegance and well-kept appearance is continued throughout the whole community. Weston Hills backs onto many acres of conservation wetlands so bring your binoculars for wildlife spotting! In this tranquil haven, it's hard not to feel in harmony with nature and a million miles away from all the hustle and bustle of the theme parks and shopping malls.

Staying in Weston Hills

The community consists of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom luxury-style detached homes with two or three bathrooms. There is a mixture of second homes, permanent residents and vacation rental homes with private screened pools. Vacation homes are all privately owned and individually furnished and decorated. All are air-conditioned and have fully fitted kitchens.
The community centre has amenities that should keep the whole family occupied for many hours each day: clubhouse, three swimming pools (one with children's fountain), tennis, basketball and volleyball courts, and a football pitch where hot air balloons land. There is also a BBQ area with picnic tables. For the more energetic vacationer, there is a jogging trail around the community center.

Weston Hills on Youtube

In order to write our Central Disney Area Destination Guide, we visited each of the communities in the Orlando area and in a lot of cases we also recorded a brief video of the community and uploaded it to Youtube. We did this on our visit to Weston Hills, which you can see by clicking below. These videos are fairly short and are simply intended to give an impression of the community and provide potential guests with more of a feel for the neighborhood.

Reaching the Attractions from Weston Hills

Florida, and in particular, Central Florida is renowned as a world leader in tourism. But the jewel in the Central Florida's crown is the large number of attractions and natural resources it has available to tourists. These are predominantly spread across Orlando and south down to Tampa and are all accessible on a day trip from Weston Hills. But it's not just about the theme parks and attractions; if you want to take the kids surfing at Cocoa Beach on the Atlantic coast, or just feel like chilling at Clearwater Beach on the Gulf of Mexico, then either of these is doable on a day trip. Both of these beaches are no more than a 90 minute drive away.

The following driving times are approximate, but they give an indication of the convenience of staying in vacation rental home at Weston Hills:

Golf Near Weston Hills

Florida is known as the golf capital of the world for a very good reason. The combination of never-ending fantastic weather, the fairest of fairways and the greenest of greens make for a memorable experience. There are around 200 golf courses in the Orlando area alone and they can present as much of a challenge as you're in the market for. With so many courses to choose from, your dream round is easily achievable on the peaceful yet exhilarating greens of Orlando. We've listed some golf courses near Weston Hills with approximate travel times:

Restaurants in the Weston Hills Area

When you head out of Weston Hills and drive around the local area, you'll soon pass a fair number of restaurants and fast food outlets, but the real concentration of restaurant and take out can be found on US192. Within a couple of mile stretch of the US192 you'll come across dozen's of restaurants. It However, the vast majority of these eateries are chain restaurants, but if you go off the beaten track, you will find the occasional independently owned restaurant, but you will have to keep an eye out for them. We've compiled the list below by literally driving around the area, so while it's not exhaustive, it will give an impression of the restaurants and fast food outlets that are available: Applebee's, Bahama Breeze, Black Angus Steak Restaurant, Bob Evans, Bonefish Grill, Boston Lobster Feast, Buffalo Wild Wings, Charley's Steak House, Chili's, Chuy's Tex-Mex, Columbia, Cracker Barrel, Denny's, Diromio's Pizza And Grill, Five Guys, Logan's Roadhouse, Longhorn Steakhouse, Macaroni Grill, Manny's Original Chophouse, Miller's Ale House, Moor, Olive Garden, On The Border, Outback Steakhouse, Panera Bread, Perkins, Pollo Tropical, Ponderosa, Red Lobster, Retro Station, Rosies Smokin Hot BBQ, Sakura Asian Fusion, Savion's Place, Sizzler, Shoneys, Sweet Tomatoes, Tarantino's Italian, Texas Roadhouse, TGI Fridays, Waffle House and finally Zaxby's. But this list is by no means exhaustive.

Dining at HomeIf you're thinking of cooking at the villa, then you'll want to find a supermarket. That's straighforward; there are three large supermarkets (Walmart, Publix and Target) within a five minute drive of Weston Hills. So, you'll never be too far away when you need to pick up that bottle of wine, or a few beers and the steaks for the poolside BBQ.

Shopping for Apparel If you want mall style, or more upscale shopping then you'll need to drive into Orlando. With its upscale malls, shopping outlets and boutiques, Orlando offers great options. Designer brands and the hottest fashion trends are always in style at The Mall Millennia and The Florida Mall where shoppers will find top department stores offering incomparable service. Orlando's designer outlets, including Orlando Premium Outlets on International Drive, Orlando Premium Outlets on Vineland Avenue, and the Lake Buena Vista Outlets, feature a wide selection from the world's top designers at incredible savings. With this many shopping options within a 30 minute drive, retail therapy is never too far away.

The Weston Hills Weather

When staying in Florida, no matter where you stay, you'll never be far from the ocean, so as a result, the weather across the Sunshine state is partly determined by the ocean. In addition, climatically the state is divided into two. The split occurs at Lake Okeechobee, in the middle of the state. In areas to the North of the lake, which is where Weston Hills is located, the climate is classified as humid subtropical, while areas to the south have a true tropical climate.

So, when staying in Weston Hills, you should expect weather ranging from warm and pleasant during the non-summer months, through to extremely hot during the summer months of June to September. The sun shines on most days in Florida and the temperature doesn't usually fall below freezing (0°C / 32F). These facts should give you a clue as to why Disney World® and Universal Studious and the other parks were built in Orlando.

Generally, if you visit the parks outside of the summer months, you should have a dry and comfortable experience. But in summer months, it's going to be very hot and very humid most days, with temperatures in June, July and August reaching into the mid 90s F.

Alternative Communities

Weston Hills is a great place to stay, but it's always worth looking at other comparable vacation rental home communities and resorts which can be found within a few miles of Weston Hills and which might also be of interest. It's not a huge disadvantage, but the Davenport and Clermont communities are further away from most of the attractions, but they are often priced better than vacation rental homes in the Kissimmee area. In Davenport and Clermont, you might want to consider Calabay Parc (the other community) and also Calabay Parc at Tower Lake and also Tuscan Hills which is a fantastic place to stay if you're a golfer. If you're looking to limit the expenditure, then check out Crescent Lakes . And turning to the vacation rental communities in Kissimmee, you may want to look at vacation rentals in Emerald Island which is close to Disney and Terra Verde , which again is close to the parks.

The quality of all of the vacation rental communities around Kissimmee and Davenport is very good and the general standard of the homes in them can be exceptional. So, we would suggest that before booking any vacation home; establish your needs including the planned dates of travel and the number of you traveling before contacting as many homeowners as possible. This will allow you to identify which vacation rental homes most closely suit your requirements. Whether it be availability dates, price, location, size of the property, facilities of the resort or community, etc, all of these should feature in your decision making process.

Driving Directions to Weston Hills

Disney World's Magic Kingdom boasts the highest attendance figures of any theme park on the planet. But Universal Orlando, which has been improving both the quality of its parks and as a consequence, its visitor numbers, is nipping at Disney's heels. So, it's little surprise that all the US domestic, and most international airlines have attempted to capitilize on this success themselves by laying busy flight schedules to Orlando. The city is served by two international airports; Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Orlando-Sanford Airport (SFB) which are 30 minutes and one hour's driving time, respectively from Weston Hills.

A large number of flights arrive and depart Orlando International Airport each day, with Sandford far less well served. There are a number of driving routes from Orlando International Airport to Weston Hills, but we generally advise on this one. To reach Weston Hills from Orlando International Airport, take FL-417S towards Disney World® and continue until reaching the Celebration Avenue (exit #2). Keep right to take ramp towards US Hwy-192 in a westerly direction. Once on Hwy 192 W, drive for 6 miles and then turn right onto US27N. Continue on US27N for 15 miles and then turn left onto the FL50W. Follow this for 2 miles and then turn right onto 8th Street. Weston Hills can be found on the left after a few hundred yards.

As the journey involves using Highway 192, you should be aware that the 192 has brightly colored Guide Markers along various sections which make it easier to navigate. These are difficult to miss and they count down as US27 is approached.

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